Kubernetes Platform Engineer - Gardener

Job Description :

We are looking for an experienced Kubernetes Platform Engineer with strong expertise in Gardener to manage and support large-scale Kubernetes environments. This role involves troubleshooting complex cluster issues, optimizing platform configurations, and ensuring high availability and performance across distributed systems.

Key Responsibilities :

- Diagnose and resolve issues across Gardener control planes and managed clusters

- Handle incidents related to provisioning, scaling, and cluster upgrades

- Perform deep root cause analysis and document findings for critical incidents

- Manage lifecycle of Kubernetes clusters including deployment, upgrades, and maintenance

- Work with shoot and seed clusters within the Gardener ecosystem

- Ensure cluster stability, performance, and scalability

- Review and improve platform configurations for better efficiency and reliability

- Identify bottlenecks and implement performance improvements

- Support integration between Gardener components, underlying OS (Garden Linux), and virtualization layers (KVM-based environments)

- Collaborate with infrastructure teams to maintain seamless platform operations

- Use monitoring tools to track system health and performance

- Analyze logs and metrics to proactively identify issues

- Prepare detailed incident reports and root cause analysis (RCA) documents

- Create best practice guidelines and operational documentation

- Conduct knowledge transfer sessions within the team

Required Skills & Expertise :

- Strong understanding of Kubernetes internals (control plane, scheduling, networking)

- Hands-on experience managing production-grade Kubernetes clusters

- Experience working with Gardener architecture

- Knowledge of shoot and seed cluster operations

- Familiarity with cluster lifecycle management and troubleshooting

- Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Perses

- Ability to analyze metrics and logs for troubleshooting

- Understanding of Linux-based systems

- Experience with virtualization technologies (KVM preferred)

- Strong debugging and analytical skills

- Experience conducting root cause analysis and post-incident reviews

Key Deliverables :

- Detailed incident resolution reports

- Root Cause Analysis (RCA) documentation for major issues

- Configuration optimization recommendations

- Best practices and operational documentation

Candidate Profile :

- Strong ownership and accountability in handling critical incidents

- Ability to work in distributed/remote environments

- Good communication and collaboration skills

- Proactive approach to system stability and performance